I'm 23 years old. I did listen to Genesis past year but man, The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway was something else, it kicked out Close To The Edge from my Top 1 album. The lyrics, you could make a movie with them. Btw, "It" is underrated. Keep it up with the outstanding content. Cheers from Argentina
It is a very good song. Check out Three Sides Live with It/Watcher of the Skies and In the Cage. It is my view Collins does a better job singing them than Gabriel. particularly In the Cage.
Coño!! Me too, 22 and listening Genesis since post covid and The Lamb its my fav album (Only Second because of The Empyrean by Frusciante). Its really magical and for some reason I really engage with the lyrical and musical narrative of the récord. Saludos desde Canarias (España) mi hermano hispano!!!!!
Genesis may be one of the bands with the least amount of arguing about the rankings. Sure, we might quibble on an album here or there trading a couple of positions but by and large this is spot on.
Not too sure about that. There are lots of fans that prefer the later stuff to the earlier stuff. There are fans who hate anything after Gabriel left. The horrors! They went more pop! I like lots from 1970 to 1992. Even the "pop" stuff! Anyway, my ranking: 15. From Genesis to Revelation 14. Calling All Stations 13. Trespass 12. Nursery Crymes 11. We Can't Dance 10. And then There Were Three 9. Fox Trot 8. Genesis 7. Lamb Lies Down (lots of good stuff, lots not so good) 6. Invisible Touch 5. Abacab (highly underrated and misunderstood) 4. Duke 3. Selling England by the Pound 2. Wind and Wuthering 1. Trick of the Tail From 11 on the rankings can always change
You make a good point. I always assume my audience is old and Gabriel era centric. Most Genesis fans prefer the Collins era - based on record sales, tour receipts and airplay…
@@TheProgCorner I'm 59. Duke was my introduction to Genesis. Then came Abacab. Friend of mine introduced me to TOTT, W&W and And then there were 3. Liked everything heard. Genesis album sinched it that Genesis was my favorite band and it's remained that way. Didn't always like some of the earlier stuff but lots has grown on me. In the Cage (which I think Collins does a better job singing than Gabriel). Carpet Crawlers, Watcher of the Skies, It, Fountains of Salmacis are some of my early favorites. I also love Gabriel and Collins solo stuff as well as Mike and the Mechanics. I don't think any band (including the Beatles) has produced more in total than Genesis and the solo stuff. Some of the best musicians of any band. Banks one of the top keyboardists, Collins one of the top drummers, Hackett a very good guitarist of which there are so many, and I think Rutherford is one of the most underrated guitarists/basists in music. I like new Genesis. I like old Genesis. Their concerts are amazing. For years Home By the Sea is one of my favorite live songs, but recently Abacab (in particular the 1987 Wembely performance) is just out of this world. It is a musical delight to the ears!
The first concert I ever saw was "The Lamb" in Chicago in 1974! Blew my mind! It is also the GREATEST album ever in my humble opinion! Great Video! Cheers!
My first Genesis show was Thanksgiving night at NY''s Felt Forum, then May 1974 at NY Academy of Music and December 1974 at NY Academy of Music for the Lamb tour.
YESSSSSSSS!!!!! FINALLY someone who KNOWS WHAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT!! The LAMB IS #1! Scott, that was a GREAT ranking. You have such a wonderful energy! Looking forward to more!
Really enjoyed this. Genesis Live is one of my all time favorite live albums. #1 for me is Foxtrot. Agree that "...And Then There Were Three" is underrated. "Down and Out" is such a great opening track!
Always feel ATTWT was very much a transition album. Not that's bad, or anything! Sounds very like a hybridization of styles. (I recall being fired from my first job- went home and listened to Down and Out, lol!)
One of my favorite bands of all time! They will surely be missed. I was lucky to see them this year in Cologne. I was in the same hotel as the band and met Tony and Mike at breakfast! I love all eras of the band (also Calling All Stations). But of course, I prefer the Gabriel stuff!
I've been a MAJOR Genesis fan for over 30 years now. I really think your ranking was very fair and well argued! Of course there's still the never ending debate for the N°1 slot; Selling England or The Lamb, bit both are monumental. Thanks again.
Hey Scott, I just discovered your channel. One of my favorite all-time bands is Yes. It took a while for me to become a Genesis fan. I remember Duke when it came out. It wasn’t until years later when I checked out the 3 cd set. Disc 3 had the Peter Gabriel era on it exclusively and it was my favorite of the 3! Having, in addition to Yes, been an ELP and Rush fan, I think it was meant to happen! Anyways, we all have our rankings and you stated well why each one was at the position you chose and you made it entertaining! I look forward to finishing the Yes rankings!
Been listening to Genesis for 50 years. Selling England is by far their greatest album. The musicianship on the album is nothing less than spectacular especially Phil’s drumming. Close second is definitely The Lamb. Another incredible prog masterpiece.
Thanks for the comment. Solid ranking! Genesis is maybe my second favorite prog rock band. Invisible Touch is actually one of my favorites, and maybe because that was one of my introductions to the band. 80’s era Genesis is good and I don’t think it’s as bad as many say. Foxtrot is probably my favorite. Second favorite would either be Selling England or Trick of The Tail.
Man, you're the best! That was fun. Brought back so many fond memories. My journey with Genesis started with "Trespass", and like you with "Genesis Live", I stumbled across it in my local record store not knowing a thing about them either. That's how it was back then, living in The States of course. Little did I know at the time just how impactful that purchase would become, it literally opened a whole other world for me. Think that was 1971 when I was in my late teens. Overall, my favorite Genesis albums are the Gabriel years as well, though I love TOTT & W&W too. Best way for me to rank them is based on just how often I return to them. That being said, here are my top five: 1. SEBTP 2. Foxtrot 3. TLLDOB 4. W&W 5. TOTT. One last thing Scott. You mentioned the incredible ending to W&W as one of their great moments. With that being said, here's something especially for your listening/viewing pleasure. Definitely worth checking out... for ALL fans of Genesis... ruclips.net/video/KhpY5cUQuI4/видео.html
Great ranking man. For me after the holy trinity (Foxtrot, SEBTP and TLLDOB in chronological order) I would put Nursery Cryme and Trespass (yes I adore that even though it isn't Steve on the record, I think it has great guitar work from A. Phillips) and then TOTT and WAW. Keep going!
YES finally someone agrees with me, that suite at the end of W&W is one of their best songs ever. Especially that 2nd part, such a cool jam and it’s one of my favorite songs by them ever! Up there with Firth of Fifth and Dancing With the Moonlit Night and Watcher of the Skies and ofc Supper’s Ready
Its great to see a ranking very close to my own opinion. 'The Lamb' was my first Genesis album and will always be my favorite. Too many people approach this album wrongly. Whereas the story is important, its the music that comes first. And it is the music on 'The Lamb' that is absolutely incredible. Gabriel's singing is at its peak here too. I've never understood why some people have a problem with sides three and four. Side three is possibly my favorite side of Genesis music. I would place 'Trespass' above 'Wind and Wuthering' but its a close thing. Apart from that, your list is identical to mine. I still liked the band after Gabriel left but their narrative content suffered. Cheers.
Bang-On! I'm a bit shaky about Wind And Wuthering, perhaps I would rate it just a little higher. And yep, absolutely: The Lamb is their best. Crazy creative, gorgeous and soulful.
I'm totally with you in most rankings except for putting Foxtrot first and The Lamb & Nusery Cryme as split seconds. And yeah, The Battle of Epping Forest is the greatest masterpiece of Selling England imo2!
1. Trick of the Tail 2. Selling England By The Pound 3. Duke 4. Foxtrot 5. The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway 6. Wind and Wuthering 7. Genesis (1983) 8. And Then There Were Three 9. Nursery Cryme 10. Abacab 11. Trespass 12. We Can't Dance 13. Invisible Touch 14. From Genesis to Revelation 15. Calling All Stations
How interesting that your early musical influences were Yes, Genesis ect. Def prog rock. I loved ELO from 1971-1976. My early formative music influences were The Beach Boys ( doo wop), Beatles ( British Invasion) and Motown ( R and B). Early to mid 1960’s. Keep posting man. Great job.
Great vid. I've suddenly become obsessed with prog rock. Gabriel Genesis are phenomenal. I can't believe the quality of those albums. I'd put Foxtrot at No.1. But as you said, sir, when you get to the early 70s stuff it's just down to personal taste as they're all brilliant. Subscribed.
Just subscribed. Great presentation and fun video. Yeah, Genesis is amazing. Love them. Here's my ranking (and this can change any day): 1. Foxtrot 2. Selling England 3. Nursery Chyrme 4. Lamb 5. Trick of the Tail 6. Wind and Wuthering 7. Duke 8. And There Were 3 9. Trespass 10. Genesis 11. Abacab 12. Invisible Touch 13. We Can't Dance 14. From Genesis 15. Calling All Stations
Like you, Genesis Live (1973, but released a year later in 1974 in the US) was my introduction to the band, and also like you it was the album cover that made me buy it. For me, this was bought in 1974, and then I spent the next several months absorbing their entire catalogue in reverse order, culminating in my first Genesis concert, the opening nights of The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway tour in Chicago. I saw night two. The album hadn't been released yet, but an underground radio station had played side one of the album, which I taped and played constantly until the show a week later. I had rarely experienced so much anticipation for a concert before or since, and they didn't disappoint. Even better, they came back to Chicago again at the end of The Lamb tour and played the entire thing as one last hurrah for the US. 1. The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway 2. Selling England by the Pound 3. Foxtrot 4. Trespass 5. Nursery Cryme 6. From Genesis to Revelation 7. Wind and Wuthering 8. Trick of the Tail When And Then There Were Three came out, I went to see the band and then decided not to see follow them anymore. I had lost interest in what they were doing. On the other hand, I considered Hackett's Voyage of the Acolyte (1975) perhaps better than any Genesis album.
Great Genesis Ranking Video! The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway and Genesis Live both were on a cassette tape that was given to me by a friend back in the late 90s, which blew me away hearing Peter Gabriel Genesis for the first time, and those two albums are my sentimental favorites. I then went on to buy as much Genesis as possible! All of my Peter Gabriel Genesis is on CD, and my Phil Collins Genesis is on Vinyl! They will be missed 😢
Your videos are a real treat, and I enjoy your infectious enthusiasm! I'm glad that you rated And Then There Were Three so highly. It's a surprisingly strong album. I like it better now than I did in 1978. Much as I generally prefer Genesis with Hackett and Gabriel to Genesis without, I think And Then There Were Three is a stronger album than Wind and Wuthering, and I play it more often. (Minority opinion, I know!) However, I agree with you about the strength of the suite that concludes side 2 of W and W. It is indeed one of their finest moments. I would have ranked Calling All Stations higher than you did. (However, I completely ignored it when it was released and only heard it for the first time a few years ago.) It's hardly perfect, but I generally prefer it to much '80s Genesis. I like its moody, brooding atmosphere and it made me a Ray Wilson fan. Keep up the great work!
Ray Wilson is an amazing talent!!! It wasn’t his fault CAS was a little flat. But even still, it is better than i remembered!!! And thanks for your kind words. 👍👍👍
Enjoyed the ranking and I’m with you on a lot of it. You’re correct that their Top 3 is just splitting hairs, although Foxtrot is beloved to me and it’s my number 1. Regardless, their best three records are SO magic and immeasurably important to music going forward (prog or otherwise). It’s a true tossup for my second favorite between Selling England and The Lamb. One publication, possibly Stereogum, called The Lamb at its best “change your fucking life good”, which, since reading that, has always summed up that album for me. Thanks for the video!
I definitely remix those last 7 Genesis albums depending on my mood. After Nursery Crime Collins drums definitely are something to listen to. I saw them tour the '83 Genesis album and I saw them again for the Last Domino tour in 2022. His son was pretty damn good on the drums in that show. It was sad though to see where Phil's health had taken him though. Great Band, Great Video man
I just got a Genesis vinyl lot with The Lamb, Seconds Out, Wind and Wuthering and Genesis yesterday. Unfortunately, Genesis is scratched beyond playability (It has now earned the nickname "Phil's Campfire Delight's" from all the crackling.) However, I listened to The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway TWICE yesterday. It has since bumped Foxtrot from my No. 1 spot... amazing record
Your enthusiasm is infectious, and shows your total love of the music! Glad you had Lamb at the top. My choice as well. I always found it amazing that it was made in such strained circumstances, with Peter's domestic situation and his child etc....that it is not only a double album, but a LONG double album. Yet for me it is perfect. No slightly weaker material at all. And I am not sure I would apply "perfect" to any other Genesis album, as much as I love most of the pre-stadium albums. Though, you know, I am setting a very high bar there :) Brilliant watch, thanks. And Genesis Live was my intro as well. Like you, I saw the cover and thought: this must be interesting with a singer dressed like that! There was no going back....
Great review Scott. For my preference, the only change I would make is changing the positions of Trick of the Tail with Wind and Wuthering; I just like it better 😀 I also like the 2nd part of Lamb a lot better than the 1st part. It seems a bit more creative to me
Very good selection. I prefer "Selling England by the Pound" and "Foxtrot" but "The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway" is excellent too!! So.. Ah "A Trick of the Tail" is in its place, very good album!!!
Two favourite prog bands: Yes and Genesis (in THAT order) - check! Favourite albums by those bands: Tales and Lamb - check! I like the way you think. Now I HAVE to subscribe. Keep up the good work!
Hi great Channel.Because of one of your Videos i discovered The Clashs London Calling.I usaly dont like punk that much but man what a great Album.Its a shame that we dont have RUclipsrs like you in Germany.
Love the self titled Genesis. The first side of Abacab is absolutely brilliant. Selling England by the pound is the pinnacle of Genesis greatness. I gotta give props to Trespass. Love the sounds. Wind and Weathering is the most soothing cd I have listen to. It just flows perfectly. For some reason, I have not been able to get into Lamb at all, or Duke.
Thanks for the rankings. Great fun to hear your list and I admire your love for Genesis through the poppy and the proggy eras. My favourite is Nursery Cryme, which defines the band finding their true great sound, not quite refined, but all of the songs are of a high standard
I remember around the time I graduated high school in 2004, I checked out Prog Archives for the first time and was very confused at seeing Genesis on that site. At the time, I had only heard the 80s and 90s pop hits of theirs such as "I Can't Dance" and "Invisible Touch". I decided to buy "Selling England By the Pound" and was blown away. I was like "Whoa! This is the same band that did "In Too Deep" and "Throwing it All Away"?!?!" I was hooked!
Greetings! You have Smallcreep's day up in the upper left and so you have ultimate respect from me, my friend! The first two that you showed are the ones that I used to see in record stores back in the day. That double album was even in cut out bins! By the way, I'm trying to post up the Mike Millard 10 CD Yes collection "The Word is Love" on my channel. Come and drop in for chat or you can listen to it once posted. I'm trying to do the whole box set. Take care!~Sebastian
Another fine list. The Lamb was my first Genesis album. Like you, I was a Yes freak looking to branch out and a record store owner suggested this album. It's not my number one album, however it will always be the album to introduce Genesis to me. Hey Scot, Kaprekar's Constant released a new album last week "the Muder Wall". Any chance we'll get an review on it sometime soon.
Ha ha!!! I was just listening to The Murder Wall and wondering why no one is talking about it. I think it’s the best of the three so yeah, a review is coming!!!
What a beautiful world where some people love stuff I don't! Tier 1: Nursery Cryme and Foxtrot. Magic so thick you couldn't cut it with Excalibur. No greater albums exist. Tier 1A: Selling England By the Pound. Could have made it but for "The Battle of Epping Forest" which got so theatrical that it forgot to be a song. Firth of Fifth may be their masterpiece. Tier 2: ...And Then There Were Three and Duke. With both PG and SH gone, they knew they had to find a new sound and what a sound! Tier 3: A Trick of the Tail and Wind and Wuthering. Great albums, but suffer slightly from the forlorn attempt to be the same band without Gabriel. These two are at their best on the ballads, "Entangled," "Ripples," "Blood On the Rooftops," "Afterglow." Also Trespass. All the greatness that was to come, just not quite fully realized yet. Tier 4: The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway. Lord knows I've tried, but I can't make any sense out of this thing; some great music on it, namely, the stuff Hackett still plays, but otherwise, with apologies, I just can't. Also, From Genesis to Revelation. Nothing special, but quite listenable. Tier 5: Everything after Duke. Don't know, don't care. Most of the hits are bad enough to make me not buy the albums. An exception being "ABACAB," an awesome song that would have been a great addition to Duke. Never fear, my Yes tiers will be just as unpopular!
RUclips just putting this in my feed. Pretty good! Can’t argue with your rankings. YES used to be #1 band until I heard Seconds Out. And I wept with how perfect that music was. Agree that The Lamb is my fav. Glad you didn’t dismiss the 80’s era too hard. As a teen during that time, it was the soundtrack to my life. And was always over the moon hearing Phil on the radio. I take PC over Madonna, Journey, Prince, Wham, Culture Club, and everything else that was popular then.
I was agreeing with your countdown up until the final five. You made excellent comments. Great insights. My final five? 1. Nursery Crime (I'm in the minority) 2. Fox Trot 3. Trick of the Tail 4. Selling England by the Pound 5. Lamb
I remember really digging Genesis when I discovered Selling England by the Pound, Foxtrot and Nursery Cryme in high school, but The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway really made Genesis become my favorite band. It's something about the songs and the overall vibe to that album that hasn't been matched since. 10/10 band!
A friend turned me on to the "Lamb" back in 75...no doubt their best album. #2 - Wind #3 - Trick #4 - Then there were three (love every song) #5 - Selling
I’m late to this video, and enjoyed it! I recently watched some of those early Genesis videos with Peter Gabriel doing his performance art with all the masks and face paint - fun stuff! So much great music over different eras and styles. I’d have a hard time picking a favorite.
Great video n ranking my father was a huge Genesis fan when i was growing up and i guess that transferred over to me. My ranking goes 15. Calling all Stations 14. We Can't Dance 13. From Genesis to Revelation 12. Then There Where Three 11. Trespass 10. Abacab 9. Invisible Touch 8. Genesis 7. Wind and Wuthering 6. Nursery Crymes 5. Duke 4. Selling England by the Pound 3. Trick of the Tail 2. Lamb Lies Down on Broadway 1. Foxtrot
Great ranking 👍 My top 5 is: 1. Nursery Cryme 2. Selling England By The Pound 3. Duke (I am definitely in the minority here) 4. A Trick of the Tail 5. Foxtrot
Pretty good rundown. Like they say we all hear things differently. Every album Genesis did had good parts as a whole or some. Here goes. 1. Trick Of The Tail- Collins and Hackett are amazing and the band solid, The first side takes me away with it and 2nd side rolls out tranquilly nice. So it's my no 1. 2. Foxtrot- The songs are good. One Of Gabriels best for my no 2. 3. Selling England By The Pound-Another of Gabriel's Masterpieces 4. Genesis -83- Really feel the vibe and the songs I relate to how they sound on this album. (minority opinion for the spot) I'm not changing. 5.And Then There Were Three- It is amazing how a band would carry on as much as I love Steve Hackett and they did so well on the album for me. I rebought it recently as I use to have it and remembered how well I did like it. 6. Nursery Crime- Yea an ok along Gabriel album given to the two that I have at 2 and 3. I like to a degree but just doesn't come to a go to album for me as others. 7, Trespass- I so love this album as the songs roll well with me and Anthony Phillips in the band here is great, I still go to the album that needs the appreciation it has in its sound to me. It's not around in top 5 as you see what proceeds there in this list. 8.Wind and Wuthering- I great sounding follow up to Trick Of The Tail. Starts out weak in first song before in the song it gets better. And the songs are pretty good and a go to album once in awhile. Hackets last before the surprise sounding to me on And Then There Were Three. 9.The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway- I know how iconic people have this high on the list. To me while it is fine indeed and Steve Hackett was in here and Phil in here The next top choice at No 1 would show the solid strength the band without Gabriel would be. I like Gabriel's solo career that would follow anyway and he proved well in Genesis before his pretty nice solo albums especially the first few. 10. Duke= Pretty nice album to make in the top 10. All the songs don't quite make it for me and as some on the album do. 11. Abacab- I like some in this album but wasn't an album that made a big impression on me. 12.Invisible Touch -Barely scratches the surface with me as we start going down a rabbit hole and the sound is ok but the songs didn't impress enough to me since that Genesis 83 album. Maybe I'm missing something but just seened a pop lackluster album to me. 13 From Genesis To Revelation-- There are some songs in the psychedelic prog rock sound of this album that may make some psychedelic song lists for me and once in a great great while I can tend to be in that mindset. 14 We Can't Dance- No Son Of Mine and Jesus He Knows Me. good tunes and the rest give or take not as good given what I just listed at this point. But I think there can be another song or two that go beyond the two songs I said. But this could have been the last album but wasn't. 15. Calling All Stations- What can I tell you? It's last for the reasons of Collins replaced by Ray Wilson not a bad singer and sort of Gabriel like but not able to sing like Gabriel full out and yea the replacement on the drums. Where drums on some spots is not too bad but the songs pretty much lack alot of what Genesis was, So yea it's last. HMS- the Great live albums you showed the 3 essential albums to have. I currently have that Genesis Live and Seconds Out albums. Never got to see them but enjoy watching on DVD or online and listening to the music we so love of them. What a long span of time for this band. Will Banks and Rutherford come up with anything in the future from Genesis? Time will tell but we got a good run of music to enjoy for generations. Cheers.🎤🎹🎸🥁🎶👍
Great video and ranking. For me is no. 1. SELLING ENGLAND BY THE POUND bought the album when it came out. My first GENESIS album. Today I listen most to NURSERY CRYME.
15 - From Genesis To Revelation 14 - Invisible Touch 13 - Genesis 12 - Abacab 11 - ...And Then There Were Three 10 - Duke 9 - Trespass 8 - Selling England By The Pound 7 - Calling All Stations 6 - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway 5 - Nursery Cryme 4 - We Can't Dance 3 - A Trick Of The Tail 2 - Foxtrot 1 - Wind & Wuthering
Genesis: "The Lamb Lies Downa On Broadway" (1974) - Masterpiece! A wonderful, timeless album. I could write a book about him! Together with "Dark Side Of The Moon" - Pink Floyd (1973) and Tales From Topographic Oceans - Yes (1973) - The pinnacle of the possibilities of British culture of the twentieth century.
Hi Bud... I was weaned on mid era Genesis, went with them till they seemed to become Phil's backing group? At the same time I went backwards to their early stuff. Really love all formations but I'm not as 'proggy' as many. Sacrilege perhaps but I struggle with 'The Lamb', 'Selling England' for me the tops and I'd put Duke a bit higher and even A T T W 3. Much the same on the rest. Thanks.
Saw them do Lamb in 1975, (sunny Manchester England) the tour before Gabriel left ( I left with him) They did all of Lamb, then 1st encore was Watcher of the Skies and of course their finest few minutes, Musical Box they saved the best till last, Nursery Cryme got me into Genesis back in 1971, I bought it a few months after seeing them live in Feb 71, any LP with Musical Box on it just has to be the number one in my book
@The Prog Corner but it makes me soooo old too! I remember going to the Free Trade Hall in Manchester, I was broke and I spotted a gig for 30 pence...about a dollar, and you got 3 bands, so I got Genesis ..bottom of the bill, Lindisfarne and top of the bill Van Der Graaf Generator, Genesis managed Stagnation, The Knife, Hogweed and Musical Box they really looked like they'd just strolled in off the street,Gabriel told his mid track stories so that Banks could re-jig his Clapped Out Mellotron before the next song. That kind of naivity yet musical ability seems lacking today somehow? Not with all bands of course....ho hum...time passes quicker these days somehow?
Top 5 1. Foxtrot 2. Selling England by the Pound 3. Nursery Cryme 4. The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway 5. A Trick of the Tail In the 80's they became Phil Collins backing band, such a shame. But Mike the Mechanic was happy.
I belong to the age group that was born in the early eighties. I didn't know the early Genesis albums when I was a kid. My father was a big Phil Collins fan and I also really liked Phil Collins' music. However, I discovered the old Genesis later in my teenage years. Since then, I know what progressive music is, and I dug into it very deeply. And then I have a message for all the snobs who hate Phil Collins just because he made more popular music. That if Phil Collins had not popularized Genesis, the later generation would never have known the old Genesis. I am an example of that. So you shouldn't hate it, but be happy that he made the band better known.
I think this is a great ranking, the top 3 can change around at various times for me. What's always drawn me to Genesis and Yes are the great melodies and the best of their albums have the best melodies and bears repeated listening.
Sicuramente per me il peggiore ma di gran lunga è CALLING ALL STATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!! NON si può definire nemmeno un album prog rock !!!!!!!! È un gradevole POP rock melodico e NULLA PIÙ!!!!!!! Poi WE CAN'T DANCE,INVISIBLE TOUCH, ABACAB, GENESIS, DUKE, FROM GENESIS TO REVELATION, AND THEN THERE WERE THREE, WIND &WUTHERING, A TRICK OF THE TAIL, TRESPASS, THE LAMB LIES DOWN ON BROADWAY, SELLING ENGLAND BY THE POUND, NURSERY CRYME, FOXTROT.
Anyway, my ranking: 15. From Genesis to Revelation 14. Calling All Stations 13. Trespass 12. Nursery Crymes 11. We Can't Dance (a couple songs could go, but lots of good stuff) 10. And then There Were Three (very good stuff, but from 11 on rankings can change among albums) 9. Fox Trot 8. Genesis 7. Lamb Lies Down (lots of good stuff, lots not so good) 6. Invisible Touch (how can you not like Domino and Brazilian?) 5. Abacab (highly underrated and misunderstood: Dodo/Lurker great song) 4. Duke 3. Selling England by the Pound 2. Wind and Wuthering 1. Trick of the Tail From 11 on the rankings can always change
Well, Genesis is certainly part of my holy trinity, and I've always lamented that "Calling all Stations" is so disregarded, because it seems to me that if this had been recorded by another band, the reactions would have been quite different. Not to mention some of the B-Sides (Anything Now), too. But I am also able to understand why there are these reactions, though de gustibus...:) Just for quick reference (I've never actually done a thorough ranking), with me it would look like this: 15. Abacab, 14. From Genesis to Revelation, 13. We can't dance, 12. Trespass, 11. Invisible Touch, 10. Duke, 9. Nursery Crime, 8. Calling all Stations, 7. Genesis, 6. The Lamb.... 5./4. And then there were three... / Wind and Wuthering, 3./2. Selling England by the Pound / Foxtrot, 1. A Trick of the Tail. Though I'm not that sure with the first three...today I would place them all on the pole, tomorrow maybe I'll change it aso. aso. Nevertheless the first one is just something else, a beginning,, Abacab for me is a misunderstanding (There must me some kind of misunderstanding...), the rest is outstanding (of course not every album is pure prog though I respect also clever pop). But as always, great clip, great ranking - sheer pleasure to watch You! Cheers from Cracow in Poland!
This is almost impossible to do. I've tried to do a ranking and had to stop because I love everything in the 70's. If I listened to Foxtrot, then tat was the best, if I listened to Trespass that was the best. Just could not choose the best!!! ha ha 😎
Here’s my album ranking list if you’re curious!! 😁👍 1. “Abacab” (1981) 2. “Genesis” (1983) 3. “Duke” (1980) 4. “A Trick of the Tail” (1976) 5. “Selling England by the Pound” (1973) 6. “Foxtrot” (1972) 7. “Invisible Touch” (1986) 8. “The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway” (1974) 9. “Nursery Cryme” (1971) 10. “Wind and Wuthering” (1976) 11. “We Can’t Dance” (1991) 12. “…And Then There Were Three” (1978) 13. “Trespass” (1970) 14. “Calling All Stations” (1997) 15. “From Genesis to Revelation” (1969) Let me know what you think!! 😀👍
@@TheProgCorner It’s a great album, the title track’s great, “No Reply at All” is a lot of fun, “Me and Sarah Jane” is probably the most progressive song on the album and is probably Tony Bank’s best written song, “Keep it Dark” is a very industrial song, “Dodo/Lurker” is quite progressive and it’s probably my favourite song on the album, “Who Dunnit?” Isn’t the best Genesis song ever but it’s silly and I quite enjoy it, “Man on the Corner” is a pretty song, “Like It or Not” is a fantastic Mike Rutherford song and “Another Record” is a nice song to close the album. ☺️👍
Tis a good review, I enjoyed it. We agree on a few things - cept for me Nursery Cryme is the best. Duke is, yes, "trebly"! I had it when it first came out & was turned off by it. The trebly-ness. At the time it sounded like cheap Casio robotic music with no bass. But a few years later I bought the cassette version of it and got hooked. It's still my most played Genesis record to this day.
@@TheProgCorner Thank You. I also Love Love Love YES as well. I saw them in concert during their 90215 tour. I've also seen the Moody Blues. I went with my Dad both times. I was in Jr. High.
I love almost everything by Genesis! Could you rank the solo albums of Phil Collins? I love his solo albums as well! I would love to see you rank them!
I have to admit I love Genesis, but I dig Peter Gabriel's "Melt," more. Got the German pressing over here...lol The first album you held up, I got from a flea market! Gabriel's look on the cover transfixed me for months before I listened at 13 years old. The cover freightened me to some degree, which is hilarious as I was listening to Slayer's Hell Awaits constantly, which to a 13 year old should be scarier than Genesis. Chester Thompson, one of Zappa's best drummers.
"And the mellotron hits..." sounds like a great name for a prog box set a la the Nuggets box set. Lol Always loved Mike Pinder's use Mellotron in the Moody Blues.
No-one has ever ranked albums by sides rather than the whole album... So, here's my top 5 Genesis sides: 5. Selling England By The Pound (SIDE 2) 4. Trick Of The Tail (SIDE 1) 3. Trick Of The Tail (SIDE 2) 2. Foxtrot (SIDE 2) 1. Selling England By The Pound (SIDE 1)
A really interesting concert to hear is Genesis live ..a FM Broadcast recorded at Zurich Hallenstadian , Zurich , Switzerland, in July of 1977. The Wind And Wuthering tour. ...which hardly anything from the Wind And Wuthering album was performed live on Seconds Out. ...but this concert in Zurich covers several interesting pieces from Wind and Wuthering. The sound quality is good!! Incredible!! Another fine show from a live FM broadcast is at Hammersmith Odeon, London...1976. Bruford and Collins are smokin on this... Its really worth buying these and particularly for this line up . Historically its a treasure you will always revisit...
Just watched your Yes review, and this popped up,..like yourself, my two favourite bands. My first album was Foxtrot, which I bought in 1972. I'd only read about them in the music press, and ,living in England there was not much TV or radio that played prog, so I went down the local Boots,..a large UK chain store which also sold records. I asked the girl behind the counter to put Foxtrot side one on, and went in the listening booth, unsure of what I was about to hear. After 2 minutes of Watcher of the Skies I 'd heard enough, so paid my £2.15p ( I was earning £8 a week at the time, so this was a massive outlay for an unknown ) and rushed home to play the album. The rest is history. I only saw them live once, in 1980, on the Duke tour, at The Mayflower Theatre Southampton, and did go off them a bit on some of the later stuff.
My first Genesis show was for And Then There Were Three. I almost went to see them the previous year on the W&W tour but no one else wanted to go and I was too young to drive!!!
Hadn't seen this. Pretty right on in my book. I agree #1 and #2 are tough to rank, but for me it's Foxtrot simply because of Supper's Ready. As a whole album and body of work, then yes, Lamb. The other thing I'll mention...Calling All Stations. We play almost EVERY track from that album in rotation at Prog Radio. Why you may ask? Because when you hear just one song, mixed in with hundreds of other bands, you realize the songs are quite good. I think it gets a bad rap because it wasn't Phil or Peter, but if you aren't expecting that, and just listen to each song on its own, you may have a different opinion of them. For example, if all those songs had come out on a Ray Wilson album, with Tony and Mike as guest musicians, you'd probably think, "Wow, what a cool Ray Wilson album!" Keep listening to Prog Radio and when one pops up, you'll see what I mean.
I've never been able to understand the "it's too long" argument and the hate for We Can't Dance. I also don't get the hate for Invisible Touch and Abacab. I guess I'm the weird one.
The Genesis live album was the first thing I heard from them. A workmate lent it to me but another mate said they were terrible. I returned it the next day to him and went straight out and bought it. Told the mate who said they were no good that he must be mad. So I lent him my copy and he came back in next day gave me my copy back and went straight out and bought it. From then on we were mad on them. I ditched them after Wind and Wuthering as I missed Gabriel's voice and felt they were becoming a pop band.
Started with the band much later so my first album was Invisible Touch. Therefore I have a bias towards the Phil Collins side of the spectrum. But going back and discovering the band’s routes really opened my mind to different types of music and I owe it all to them. Genesis sounded the best sonically after Peter left imo, and I prefer Gabriel’s solo stuff generally over his time with the band. That being said The Lamb is one of the greatest prog masterpieces of all time.
Huge Genesis fan. Anyone who has never seen them go out & catch tribute band the Musical Box from Canada unbelievable. They have original slides costumes etc from Genesis. Anyway saw them twice here in Buffalo New York with Gabriel & without in Toronto great band lost me after Steve Hackett left though. Anything after wind & wundering didn’t bother with too much.
Besides Calling all Stations I agree with you although I love From Genesis to Revelation. But yes not Genesis . I start with you on # 9 , Then we were three I really love, good album. Duke is amazing but frankly it is a Phil's personal problems album, but a great magical album. Duke Suite indeed bro. Trespass was my first Genesis Album, brilliant, I love Wind & Wuthering is calm album but very romantic and not as original as Trick of the Tail . Nursery, Foxtrot and Selling are similar and absolute master works, no comparison. The Lamb is an Opera of Rock edged into time, cannot be matched and tell me : " Can you tell me where my Country lays?"
Was wondering when you were gonna make this video the other day actually, i predicted the future haha. When are we getting a Yes ranking? great content as always good sir
That record means so much to me. Most of the time when I discover a band all their good material is already in the rear view mirror. Not A Trick Of The Tail. Pure genius.
I belong to the age group that was born in the early eighties. I didn't know the early Genesis albums when I was a kid. My father was a big Phil Collins fan and I also really liked Phil Collins' music. However, I discovered the old Genesis later in my teenage years. Since then, I know what progressive music is, and I dug into it very deeply. And then I have a message for all the snobs who hate Phil Collins just because he made more popular music. That if Phil Collins had not popularized Genesis, the later generation would never have known the old Genesis. I am an example of that. So you shouldn't hate it, but be happy that he made the band better known.
Hi there! My favourite band! Well,well, well Mr Scot, how dare you put Tresspass so low??? It's the best Genesis album without Hackett!!! Ok, sorry for that. Love your list man! As I wrote in another place, The Lamb has some of the most beautiful and haunting pieces of music, rock has ever given. Thanks for the video!
I'm 23 years old. I did listen to Genesis past year but man, The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway was something else, it kicked out Close To The Edge from my Top 1 album. The lyrics, you could make a movie with them. Btw, "It" is underrated. Keep it up with the outstanding content. Cheers from Argentina
Thank you!!! Yeah there really is something special about The Lamb. The atmosphere. It feels like New York. It’s just brilliant. ❤️❤️🇺🇸🇦🇷
It is a very good song. Check out Three Sides Live with It/Watcher of the Skies and In the Cage. It is my view Collins does a better job singing them than Gabriel. particularly In the Cage.
Coño!! Me too, 22 and listening Genesis since post covid and The Lamb its my fav album (Only Second because of The Empyrean by Frusciante). Its really magical and for some reason I really engage with the lyrical and musical narrative of the récord. Saludos desde Canarias (España) mi hermano hispano!!!!!
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25 here. Genesis are my all time favourite band. Have been for years. Welcome to the fandom! 🤘🤘🎶🎶
Genesis may be one of the bands with the least amount of arguing about the rankings. Sure, we might quibble on an album here or there trading a couple of positions but by and large this is spot on.
It’s the easiest discography to rank for sure. The top five get shuffled around a bit but every list I’ve seen is kinda like mine. Boring!!! 👍
Not too sure about that. There are lots of fans that prefer the later stuff to the earlier stuff. There are fans who hate anything after Gabriel left. The horrors! They went more pop! I like lots from 1970 to 1992. Even the "pop" stuff! Anyway, my ranking:
15. From Genesis to Revelation
14. Calling All Stations
13. Trespass
12. Nursery Crymes
11. We Can't Dance
10. And then There Were Three
9. Fox Trot
8. Genesis
7. Lamb Lies Down (lots of good stuff, lots not so good)
6. Invisible Touch
5. Abacab (highly underrated and misunderstood)
4. Duke
3. Selling England by the Pound
2. Wind and Wuthering
1. Trick of the Tail
From 11 on the rankings can always change
You make a good point. I always assume my audience is old and Gabriel era centric. Most Genesis fans prefer the Collins era - based on record sales, tour receipts and airplay…
@@TheProgCorner I'm 59. Duke was my introduction to Genesis. Then came Abacab. Friend of mine introduced me to TOTT, W&W and And then there were 3. Liked everything heard. Genesis album sinched it that Genesis was my favorite band and it's remained that way. Didn't always like some of the earlier stuff but lots has grown on me. In the Cage (which I think Collins does a better job singing than Gabriel). Carpet Crawlers, Watcher of the Skies, It, Fountains of Salmacis are some of my early favorites. I also love Gabriel and Collins solo stuff as well as Mike and the Mechanics. I don't think any band (including the Beatles) has produced more in total than Genesis and the solo stuff. Some of the best musicians of any band. Banks one of the top keyboardists, Collins one of the top drummers, Hackett a very good guitarist of which there are so many, and I think Rutherford is one of the most underrated guitarists/basists in music. I like new Genesis. I like old Genesis. Their concerts are amazing. For years Home By the Sea is one of my favorite live songs, but recently Abacab (in particular the 1987 Wembely performance) is just out of this world. It is a musical delight to the ears!
Thanks for sharing your Genesis story!!! It’s so cool how many different angles we arrive from with this band.
My favorite Genesis Album "Selling England By The Pound" ... !!
I hate ranking albums. I love all albums from Genesis.
The first concert I ever saw was "The Lamb" in Chicago in 1974! Blew my mind! It is also the GREATEST album ever in my humble opinion! Great Video! Cheers!
You’re kidding me, right? Dude, that’s insane!!!
That was my first concert also but in 1975. And the first record I was exposed to was that live album.
My first Genesis show was Thanksgiving night at NY''s Felt Forum, then May 1974 at NY Academy of Music and December 1974 at NY Academy of Music for the Lamb tour.
Nice!!!
YESSSSSSSS!!!!! FINALLY someone who KNOWS WHAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT!! The LAMB IS #1! Scott, that was a GREAT ranking. You have such a wonderful energy! Looking forward to more!
Thank you for the kind words. I needed that today!!! 👍👍👍
Really enjoyed this. Genesis Live is one of my all time favorite live albums. #1 for me is Foxtrot. Agree that "...And Then There Were Three" is underrated. "Down and Out" is such a great opening track!
Phil’s drumming on that song…
Always feel ATTWT was very much a transition album. Not that's bad, or anything! Sounds very like a hybridization of styles. (I recall being fired from my first job- went home and listened to Down and Out, lol!)
One of my favorite bands of all time! They will surely be missed. I was lucky to see them this year in Cologne. I was in the same hotel as the band and met Tony and Mike at breakfast!
I love all eras of the band (also Calling All Stations). But of course, I prefer the Gabriel stuff!
Wow! Never met any of them!!!
I've been a MAJOR Genesis fan for over 30 years now. I really think your ranking was very fair and well argued! Of course there's still the never ending debate for the N°1 slot; Selling England or The Lamb, bit both are monumental. Thanks again.
Either way, there are six Genesis albums I rate a perfect 10 and I couldn’t live without ANY of them!!! Monumental indeed!!!
Please have Foxtrot added to the decidion ;)
Perfect ranking! Most people ranking their albums put The Lamb too low. Too me it’s the best album ever
Me too!!!!
Hey Scott,
I just discovered your channel. One of my favorite all-time bands is Yes. It took a while for me to become a Genesis fan. I remember Duke when it came out. It wasn’t until years later when I checked out the 3 cd set. Disc 3 had the Peter Gabriel era on it exclusively and it was my favorite of the 3! Having, in addition to Yes, been an ELP and Rush fan, I think it was meant to happen!
Anyways, we all have our rankings and you stated well why each one was at the position you chose and you made it entertaining! I look forward to finishing the Yes rankings!
Thanks, William!!! I’m glad you found my channel!!!! 👍❤️👍👍
Hey Scott, I really like your energy in this video and the way you presented the albums.
Thank you!!!
Scott, I love that your reviews are not bloated. They are matter-of-fact and to-the-point. Kudos.
Thank you!
Been listening to Genesis for 50 years. Selling England is by far their greatest album. The musicianship on the album is nothing less than spectacular especially Phil’s drumming. Close second is definitely The Lamb. Another incredible prog masterpiece.
Such a perfect band!!!
Thanks for the comment. Solid ranking!
Genesis is maybe my second favorite prog rock band. Invisible Touch is actually one of my favorites, and maybe because that was one of my introductions to the band. 80’s era Genesis is good and I don’t think it’s as bad as many say. Foxtrot is probably my favorite. Second favorite would either be Selling England or Trick of The Tail.
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Man, you're the best! That was fun. Brought back so many fond memories. My journey with Genesis started with "Trespass", and like you with "Genesis Live", I stumbled across it in my local record store not knowing a thing about them either. That's how it was back then, living in The States of course. Little did I know at the time just how impactful that purchase would become, it literally opened a whole other world for me. Think that was 1971 when I was in my late teens.
Overall, my favorite Genesis albums are the Gabriel years as well, though I love TOTT & W&W too. Best way for me to rank them is based on just how often I return to them. That being said, here are my top five: 1. SEBTP 2. Foxtrot 3. TLLDOB 4. W&W 5. TOTT.
One last thing Scott. You mentioned the incredible ending to W&W as one of their great moments. With that being said, here's something especially for your listening/viewing pleasure. Definitely worth checking out... for ALL fans of Genesis... ruclips.net/video/KhpY5cUQuI4/видео.html
What a great animated video!!! Thanks for sharing that!!! Just amazing what that band was capable of producing…
@@TheProgCorner Glad you liked it. You're welcome, my pleasure really.
Great ranking man. For me after the holy trinity (Foxtrot, SEBTP and TLLDOB in chronological order) I would put Nursery Cryme and Trespass (yes I adore that even though it isn't Steve on the record, I think it has great guitar work from A. Phillips) and then TOTT and WAW. Keep going!
Anthony Phillips is terrific!!! Without him there would not have been a band called Genesis. ❤️
Yes, You nailed it. even the song selections mentioned at the bottom. bravo !
Yes indeed!!! It’s a fairly uncontroversial discography!!!
@Darren Lock Clips Official Salut Monseur Darren !
YES finally someone agrees with me, that suite at the end of W&W is one of their best songs ever. Especially that 2nd part, such a cool jam and it’s one of my favorite songs by them ever! Up there with Firth of Fifth and Dancing With the Moonlit Night and Watcher of the Skies and ofc Supper’s Ready
It is truly sublime!!! ❤️❤️❤️
Some of my favorite Hackett!
Man I love your enthusiasm. I tend to agree with your ranking and I look forward to watching your other videos. Cheers.
Yes!!!! Thank you!!!! Prog on, brother.
Its great to see a ranking very close to my own opinion. 'The Lamb' was my first Genesis album and will always be my favorite. Too many people approach this album wrongly. Whereas the story is important, its the music that comes first. And it is the music on 'The Lamb' that is absolutely incredible. Gabriel's singing is at its peak here too. I've never understood why some people have a problem with sides three and four. Side three is possibly my favorite side of Genesis music. I would place 'Trespass' above 'Wind and Wuthering' but its a close thing. Apart from that, your list is identical to mine. I still liked the band after Gabriel left but their narrative content suffered. Cheers.
Thank you for that. There was no “replacing” Peter Gabriel. Why try??!! 👍👍👍
Thanks for the video, Scott! I agree with the sequence of your Top Three. 😎
Bang-On! I'm a bit shaky about Wind And Wuthering, perhaps I would rate it just a little higher. And yep, absolutely: The Lamb is their best. Crazy creative, gorgeous and soulful.
I love Genesis!!!
I'm totally with you in most rankings except for putting Foxtrot first and The Lamb & Nusery Cryme as split seconds.
And yeah, The Battle of Epping Forest is the greatest masterpiece of Selling England imo2!
Awesome informations again! Thanks for another awesome show!
Thank you! I appreciate that.
Agree that ...And Then There Were Three... is a great record. Very underrated.
I hated it at first. I was wrong wrong WRONG!!!!
There is no wrong answer, or ranking, when it comes to Gabriel era Genesis. They're all magical!!!!
Indeed they are!!!
Genesis is my favourite band. I have seen them live in 1987 1992 1998 2007 and 2022. Calling All Stations is a very good album.
My first Genesis show was 1978!!! There will NEVER be another band like them.
@@TheProgCorner 1978 great show. Listen to Live In Chicago 1978. Fantastic.
There’s a good album in Stations somewhere. A shame Tony and Mike weren’t more open minded.
I love you man! So my top 3 is... 1. The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway ; 2. Nursery Cryme; 3. Selling England by the Pound
Nursery Cryme!!!
Duke!
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1. Trick of the Tail
2. Selling England By The Pound
3. Duke
4. Foxtrot
5. The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
6. Wind and Wuthering
7. Genesis (1983)
8. And Then There Were Three
9. Nursery Cryme
10. Abacab
11. Trespass
12. We Can't Dance
13. Invisible Touch
14. From Genesis to Revelation
15. Calling All Stations
Duke in the Top Three!!!
How interesting that your early musical influences were Yes, Genesis ect.
Def prog rock. I loved ELO from 1971-1976.
My early formative music influences were The Beach Boys ( doo wop), Beatles ( British Invasion) and Motown ( R and B). Early to mid 1960’s.
Keep posting man. Great job.
Thank you, Eric!!! As long as people are watching, I'll keep posting!!!
Great vid. I've suddenly become obsessed with prog rock. Gabriel Genesis are phenomenal. I can't believe the quality of those albums. I'd put Foxtrot at No.1. But as you said, sir, when you get to the early 70s stuff it's just down to personal taste as they're all brilliant. Subscribed.
Thank you!!! Thank you!!! Thank you!!!
Just subscribed. Great presentation and fun video. Yeah, Genesis is amazing. Love them. Here's my ranking (and this can change any day):
1. Foxtrot
2. Selling England
3. Nursery Chyrme
4. Lamb
5. Trick of the Tail
6. Wind and Wuthering
7. Duke
8. And There Were 3
9. Trespass
10. Genesis
11. Abacab
12. Invisible Touch
13. We Can't Dance
14. From Genesis
15. Calling All Stations
Thank you, Robert!!! I will try to earn that sub!!! Looks like are lists are really similar.
Flip 1 & 2, then you have my list!
Like you, Genesis Live (1973, but released a year later in 1974 in the US) was my introduction to the band, and also like you it was the album cover that made me buy it. For me, this was bought in 1974, and then I spent the next several months absorbing their entire catalogue in reverse order, culminating in my first Genesis concert, the opening nights of The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway tour in Chicago. I saw night two. The album hadn't been released yet, but an underground radio station had played side one of the album, which I taped and played constantly until the show a week later. I had rarely experienced so much anticipation for a concert before or since, and they didn't disappoint. Even better, they came back to Chicago again at the end of The Lamb tour and played the entire thing as one last hurrah for the US.
1. The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
2. Selling England by the Pound
3. Foxtrot
4. Trespass
5. Nursery Cryme
6. From Genesis to Revelation
7. Wind and Wuthering
8. Trick of the Tail
When And Then There Were Three came out, I went to see the band and then decided not to see follow them anymore. I had lost interest in what they were doing. On the other hand, I considered Hackett's Voyage of the Acolyte (1975) perhaps better than any Genesis album.
ATTWT was my first time seeing them so I think I have a soft spot for it as a result!!!
Great Genesis Ranking Video! The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway and Genesis Live both were on a cassette tape that was given to me by a friend back in the late 90s, which blew me away hearing Peter Gabriel Genesis for the first time, and those two albums are my sentimental favorites. I then went on to buy as much Genesis as possible! All of my Peter Gabriel Genesis is on CD, and my Phil Collins Genesis is on Vinyl! They will be missed 😢
They will definitely be missed. We will never see another Genesis.
Your videos are a real treat, and I enjoy your infectious enthusiasm!
I'm glad that you rated And Then There Were Three so highly. It's a surprisingly strong album. I like it better now than I did in 1978. Much as I generally prefer Genesis with Hackett and Gabriel to Genesis without, I think And Then There Were Three is a stronger album than Wind and Wuthering, and I play it more often. (Minority opinion, I know!) However, I agree with you about the strength of the suite that concludes side 2 of W and W. It is indeed one of their finest moments.
I would have ranked Calling All Stations higher than you did. (However, I completely ignored it when it was released and only heard it for the first time a few years ago.) It's hardly perfect, but I generally prefer it to much '80s Genesis. I like its moody, brooding atmosphere and it made me a Ray Wilson fan.
Keep up the great work!
Ray Wilson is an amazing talent!!! It wasn’t his fault CAS was a little flat. But even still, it is better than i remembered!!! And thanks for your kind words. 👍👍👍
Enjoyed the ranking and I’m with you on a lot of it. You’re correct that their Top 3 is just splitting hairs, although Foxtrot is beloved to me and it’s my number 1. Regardless, their best three records are SO magic and immeasurably important to music going forward (prog or otherwise).
It’s a true tossup for my second favorite between Selling England and The Lamb. One publication, possibly Stereogum, called The Lamb at its best “change your fucking life good”, which, since reading that, has always summed up that album for me.
Thanks for the video!
The Lamb NEVER lets me down. Occasionally, Foxtrot, Selling England and Nursery Cryme don’t “do it.” The Lamb always hits the sweet spot!!! 👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️
I definitely remix those last 7 Genesis albums depending on my mood. After Nursery Crime Collins drums definitely are something to listen to. I saw them tour the '83 Genesis album and I saw them again for the Last Domino tour in 2022. His son was pretty damn good on the drums in that show. It was sad though to see where Phil's health had taken him though. Great Band, Great Video man
Phil was one of the best drummers I’ve ever seen. In his prime? Wow!!! Brand X? Just ridiculous!!! ❤️
RIP: Genesis 1967-2022
I just got a Genesis vinyl lot with The Lamb, Seconds Out, Wind and Wuthering and Genesis yesterday. Unfortunately, Genesis is scratched beyond playability (It has now earned the nickname "Phil's Campfire Delight's" from all the crackling.) However, I listened to The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway TWICE yesterday. It has since bumped Foxtrot from my No. 1 spot... amazing record
There is nothing else like it. No one ever did anything remotely like it ever again: even Genesis!!!
Your enthusiasm is infectious, and shows your total love of the music! Glad you had Lamb at the top. My choice as well. I always found it amazing that it was made in such strained circumstances, with Peter's domestic situation and his child etc....that it is not only a double album, but a LONG double album. Yet for me it is perfect. No slightly weaker material at all. And I am not sure I would apply "perfect" to any other Genesis album, as much as I love most of the pre-stadium albums. Though, you know, I am setting a very high bar there :) Brilliant watch, thanks. And Genesis Live was my intro as well. Like you, I saw the cover and thought: this must be interesting with a singer dressed like that! There was no going back....
No going back indeed!!!!!
I loved you reviews. Very intelligent and respectful with the band. I make my inscription in your channel after seeing this.
Thank you!!! Brasil!!!!!
Great review Scott. For my preference, the only change I would make is changing the positions of Trick of the Tail with Wind and Wuthering; I just like it better 😀
I also like the 2nd part of Lamb a lot better than the 1st part. It seems a bit more creative to me
And sometimes it depends on the time of day - those top six are all 10/10.
Very good selection. I prefer "Selling England by the Pound" and "Foxtrot" but "The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway" is excellent too!! So.. Ah "A Trick of the Tail" is in its place, very good album!!!
What an incredible band!!!
Two favourite prog bands: Yes and Genesis (in THAT order) - check!
Favourite albums by those bands: Tales and Lamb - check!
I like the way you think. Now I HAVE to subscribe. Keep up the good work!
You really don’t have any other logical choice.
Hi great Channel.Because of one of your Videos i discovered The Clashs London Calling.I usaly dont like punk that much but man what a great Album.Its a shame that we dont have RUclipsrs like you in Germany.
Ah man!!!! I wish I spoke it!!! We’d do an episode in German!!!!
Love the self titled Genesis. The first side of Abacab is absolutely brilliant. Selling England by the pound is the pinnacle of Genesis greatness. I gotta give props to Trespass. Love the sounds. Wind and Weathering is the most soothing cd I have listen to. It just flows perfectly. For some reason, I have not been able to get into Lamb at all, or Duke.
Just been told that Watcher of the Skies..New BBC live Remastered CD from 1972 is being posted today Cant wait!
Yes!!!
Thanks for the rankings. Great fun to hear your list and I admire your love for Genesis through the poppy and the proggy eras. My favourite is Nursery Cryme, which defines the band finding their true great sound, not quite refined, but all of the songs are of a high standard
Their first masterpiece. I love it. 10/10
I remember around the time I graduated high school in 2004, I checked out Prog Archives for the first time and was very confused at seeing Genesis on that site. At the time, I had only heard the 80s and 90s pop hits of theirs such as "I Can't Dance" and "Invisible Touch". I decided to buy "Selling England By the Pound" and was blown away. I was like "Whoa! This is the same band that did "In Too Deep" and "Throwing it All Away"?!?!" I was hooked!
That must have been quite a nice surprise!!!!
Greetings! You have Smallcreep's day up in the upper left and so you have ultimate respect from me, my friend! The first two that you showed are the ones that I used to see in record stores back in the day. That double album was even in cut out bins! By the way, I'm trying to post up the Mike Millard 10 CD Yes collection "The Word is Love" on my channel. Come and drop in for chat or you can listen to it once posted. I'm trying to do the whole box set. Take care!~Sebastian
I’ll be there!!!! Thanks, Sebastian!!!
Another fine list. The Lamb was my first Genesis album. Like you, I was a Yes freak looking to branch out and a record store owner suggested this album. It's not my number one album, however it will always be the album to introduce Genesis to me.
Hey Scot, Kaprekar's Constant released a new album last week "the Muder Wall". Any chance we'll get an review on it sometime soon.
Ha ha!!! I was just listening to The Murder Wall and wondering why no one is talking about it. I think it’s the best of the three so yeah, a review is coming!!!
@@TheProgCornerThat funny. I'm listening to it the second time around while typing this. Fascinating subject matter for a prog album.
Genesis Live was my first LP by the band, too. It's a perfect slice of the band.
Just mesmerizing!!!
What a beautiful world where some people love stuff I don't!
Tier 1: Nursery Cryme and Foxtrot. Magic so thick you couldn't cut it with Excalibur. No greater albums exist.
Tier 1A: Selling England By the Pound. Could have made it but for "The Battle of Epping Forest" which got so theatrical that it forgot to be a song. Firth of Fifth may be their masterpiece.
Tier 2: ...And Then There Were Three and Duke. With both PG and SH gone, they knew they had to find a new sound and what a sound!
Tier 3: A Trick of the Tail and Wind and Wuthering. Great albums, but suffer slightly from the forlorn attempt to be the same band without Gabriel. These two are at their best on the ballads, "Entangled," "Ripples," "Blood On the Rooftops," "Afterglow." Also Trespass. All the greatness that was to come, just not quite fully realized yet.
Tier 4: The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway. Lord knows I've tried, but I can't make any sense out of this thing; some great music on it, namely, the stuff Hackett still plays, but otherwise, with apologies, I just can't. Also, From Genesis to Revelation. Nothing special, but quite listenable.
Tier 5: Everything after Duke. Don't know, don't care. Most of the hits are bad enough to make me not buy the albums. An exception being "ABACAB," an awesome song that would have been a great addition to Duke.
Never fear, my Yes tiers will be just as unpopular!
I love that about Foxtrot and NS: No greater albums exist!!!
RUclips just putting this in my feed. Pretty good! Can’t argue with your rankings. YES used to be #1 band until I heard Seconds Out. And I wept with how perfect that music was. Agree that The Lamb is my fav. Glad you didn’t dismiss the 80’s era too hard. As a teen during that time, it was the soundtrack to my life. And was always over the moon hearing Phil on the radio. I take PC over Madonna, Journey, Prince, Wham, Culture Club, and everything else that was popular then.
Phil ruled the 80s!!!
I was agreeing with your countdown up until the final five. You made excellent comments. Great insights.
My final five?
1. Nursery Crime (I'm in the minority)
2. Fox Trot
3. Trick of the Tail
4. Selling England by the Pound
5. Lamb
Switch the Lamb and Nursery Cryme!!! No I love NC. There is something kinda creepy and antique about it. Magical!!! What a band!!!
nc is also my favorite
Nursery Cryme was my favorite for a long time and my album of the year in 2021. Still like it but Trick of the Tail is my new fav with NC now in 2nd.
NC is the most timeless. Seven Stones OMG.
I remember really digging Genesis when I discovered Selling England by the Pound, Foxtrot and Nursery Cryme in high school, but The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway really made Genesis become my favorite band. It's something about the songs and the overall vibe to that album that hasn't been matched since. 10/10 band!
I agree!!!
Great work, Scot. Had Foxtrot album with only side 1 on Both sides! Never heard Suppers Ready for awhile…
I can imagine the first time you finally got to hear it!! Bliss.
A friend turned me on to the "Lamb" back in 75...no doubt their best album. #2 - Wind
#3 - Trick
#4 - Then there were three (love every song)
#5 - Selling
New subscriber loving the channel! Looking forward to catching up on all these vids!
Fantastic!!!! Thank you!!! 🙏
I’m late to this video, and enjoyed it! I recently watched some of those early Genesis videos with Peter Gabriel doing his performance art with all the masks and face paint - fun stuff! So much great music over different eras and styles. I’d have a hard time picking a favorite.
Those were the days!!!!
Great video n ranking my father was a huge Genesis fan when i was growing up and i guess that transferred over to me. My ranking goes
15. Calling all Stations
14. We Can't Dance
13. From Genesis to Revelation
12. Then There Where Three
11. Trespass
10. Abacab
9. Invisible Touch
8. Genesis
7. Wind and Wuthering
6. Nursery Crymes
5. Duke
4. Selling England by the Pound
3. Trick of the Tail
2. Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
1. Foxtrot
Outstanding!!!!!
Great ranking 👍 My top 5 is:
1. Nursery Cryme
2. Selling England By The Pound
3. Duke (I am definitely in the minority here)
4. A Trick of the Tail
5. Foxtrot
Duke is awesome. I have no problem with you ranking it that high!!! Its best moments are celestial.
I love Duke, although I don't even place it quite that high.
Pretty good rundown. Like they say we all hear things differently. Every album Genesis did had good parts as a whole or some. Here goes.
1. Trick Of The Tail- Collins and Hackett are amazing and the band solid, The first side takes me away with it and 2nd side rolls out tranquilly nice. So it's my no 1.
2. Foxtrot- The songs are good. One Of Gabriels best for my no 2.
3. Selling England By The Pound-Another of Gabriel's Masterpieces
4. Genesis -83- Really feel the vibe and the songs I relate to how they sound on this album. (minority opinion for the spot) I'm not changing.
5.And Then There Were Three- It is amazing how a band would carry on as much as I love Steve Hackett and they did so well on the album for me. I rebought it recently as I use to have it and remembered how well I did like it.
6. Nursery Crime- Yea an ok along Gabriel album given to the two that I have at 2 and 3. I like to a degree but just doesn't come to a go to album for me as others.
7, Trespass- I so love this album as the songs roll well with me and Anthony Phillips in the band here is great, I still go to the album that needs the appreciation it has in its sound to me. It's not around in top 5 as you see what proceeds there in this list.
8.Wind and Wuthering- I great sounding follow up to Trick Of The Tail. Starts out weak in first song before in the song it gets better. And the songs are pretty good and a go to album once in awhile. Hackets last before the surprise sounding to me on And Then There Were Three.
9.The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway- I know how iconic people have this high on the list. To me while it is fine indeed and Steve Hackett was in here and Phil in here The next top choice at No 1 would show the solid strength the band without Gabriel would be. I like Gabriel's solo career that would follow anyway and he proved well in Genesis before his pretty nice solo albums especially the first few.
10. Duke= Pretty nice album to make in the top 10. All the songs don't quite make it for me and as some on the album do.
11. Abacab- I like some in this album but wasn't an album that made a big impression on me.
12.Invisible Touch -Barely scratches the surface with me as we start going down a rabbit hole and the sound is ok but the songs didn't impress enough to me since that Genesis 83 album. Maybe I'm missing something but just seened a pop lackluster album to me.
13 From Genesis To Revelation-- There are some songs in the psychedelic prog rock sound of this album that may make some psychedelic song lists for me and once in a great great while I can tend to be in that mindset.
14 We Can't Dance- No Son Of Mine and Jesus He Knows Me. good tunes and the rest give or take not as good given what I just listed at this point. But I think there can be another song or two that go beyond the two songs I said. But this could have been the last album but wasn't.
15. Calling All Stations- What can I tell you? It's last for the reasons of Collins replaced by Ray Wilson not a bad singer and sort of Gabriel like but not able to sing like Gabriel full out and yea the replacement on the drums. Where drums on some spots is not too bad but the songs pretty much lack alot of what Genesis was, So yea it's last.
HMS- the Great live albums you showed the 3 essential albums to have. I currently have that Genesis Live and Seconds Out albums.
Never got to see them but enjoy watching on DVD or online and listening to the music we so love of them. What a long span of time for this band. Will Banks and Rutherford come up with anything in the future from Genesis? Time will tell but we got a good run of music to enjoy for generations. Cheers.🎤🎹🎸🥁🎶👍
Excellent list and very well written!!!
Great video and ranking. For me is no. 1. SELLING ENGLAND BY THE POUND bought the album when it came out. My first GENESIS album. Today I listen most to NURSERY CRYME.
I think that means a lot: which album you heard first can definitely play a role in shaping opinions!!!
Going to enjoy this one with my early dinner! 🙂
Oh, it’s another cracking episode for you, sir!! Don’t let my face spoil your appetite!!!
15 - From Genesis To Revelation
14 - Invisible Touch
13 - Genesis
12 - Abacab
11 - ...And Then There Were Three
10 - Duke
9 - Trespass
8 - Selling England By The Pound
7 - Calling All Stations
6 - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
5 - Nursery Cryme
4 - We Can't Dance
3 - A Trick Of The Tail
2 - Foxtrot
1 - Wind & Wuthering
A W&W fan!!! What a great record!!!
Genesis: "The Lamb Lies Downa On Broadway" (1974) - Masterpiece! A wonderful, timeless album. I could write a book about him! Together with "Dark Side Of The Moon" - Pink Floyd (1973) and Tales From Topographic Oceans - Yes (1973) - The pinnacle of the possibilities of British culture of the twentieth century.
Hi Bud... I was weaned on mid era Genesis, went with them till they seemed to become Phil's backing group? At the same time I went backwards to their early stuff. Really love all formations but I'm not as 'proggy' as many. Sacrilege perhaps but I struggle with 'The Lamb', 'Selling England' for me the tops and I'd put Duke a bit higher and even A T T W 3. Much the same on the rest. Thanks.
I disliked Duke at first. But it really is a special album!!!
Saw them do Lamb in 1975, (sunny Manchester England) the tour before Gabriel left ( I left with him) They did all of Lamb, then 1st encore was Watcher of the Skies and of course their finest few minutes, Musical Box they saved the best till last, Nursery Cryme got me into Genesis back in 1971, I bought it a few months after seeing them live in Feb 71, any LP with Musical Box on it just has to be the number one in my book
You lucky bastard!!! I didn’t get to see them live until 1978…
@The Prog Corner but it makes me soooo old too! I remember going to the Free Trade Hall in Manchester, I was broke and I spotted a gig for 30 pence...about a dollar, and you got 3 bands, so I got Genesis ..bottom of the bill, Lindisfarne and top of the bill Van Der Graaf Generator, Genesis managed Stagnation, The Knife, Hogweed and Musical Box they really looked like they'd just strolled in off the street,Gabriel told his mid track stories so that Banks could re-jig his Clapped Out Mellotron before the next song. That kind of naivity yet musical ability seems lacking today somehow? Not with all bands of course....ho hum...time passes quicker these days somehow?
That famous Charisma tour!!! Wow!!!! So cool.
Top 5
1. Foxtrot
2. Selling England by the Pound
3. Nursery Cryme
4. The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
5. A Trick of the Tail
In the 80's they became Phil Collins backing band, such a shame. But Mike the Mechanic was happy.
Mike was happy. I wasn’t.
I belong to the age group that was born in the early eighties. I didn't know the early Genesis albums when I was a kid. My father was a big Phil Collins fan and I also really liked Phil Collins' music. However, I discovered the old Genesis later in my teenage years. Since then, I know what progressive music is, and I dug into it very deeply.
And then I have a message for all the snobs who hate Phil Collins just because he made more popular music. That if Phil Collins had not popularized Genesis, the later generation would never have known the old Genesis. I am an example of that. So you shouldn't hate it, but be happy that he made the band better known.
I think this is a great ranking, the top 3 can change around at various times for me. What's always drawn me to Genesis and Yes are the great melodies and the best of their albums have the best melodies and bears repeated listening.
Yeah, it’s almost a toss up with my Top Five here. Yes and Genesis were the two best bands ever!!! Number 3 is a distant relative…
@@TheProgCorner King Crimson or ELP.
Sicuramente per me il peggiore ma di gran lunga è CALLING ALL STATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!! NON si può definire nemmeno un album prog rock !!!!!!!! È un gradevole POP rock melodico e NULLA PIÙ!!!!!!! Poi WE CAN'T DANCE,INVISIBLE TOUCH, ABACAB, GENESIS, DUKE, FROM GENESIS TO REVELATION, AND THEN THERE WERE THREE, WIND &WUTHERING, A TRICK OF THE TAIL, TRESPASS, THE LAMB LIES DOWN ON BROADWAY, SELLING ENGLAND BY THE POUND, NURSERY CRYME, FOXTROT.
Anyway, my ranking:
15. From Genesis to Revelation
14. Calling All Stations
13. Trespass
12. Nursery Crymes
11. We Can't Dance (a couple songs could go, but lots of good stuff)
10. And then There Were Three (very good stuff, but from 11 on rankings can change among albums)
9. Fox Trot
8. Genesis
7. Lamb Lies Down (lots of good stuff, lots not so good)
6. Invisible Touch (how can you not like Domino and Brazilian?)
5. Abacab (highly underrated and misunderstood: Dodo/Lurker great song)
4. Duke
3. Selling England by the Pound
2. Wind and Wuthering
1. Trick of the Tail
From 11 on the rankings can always change
Abacab is very underrated…
Well, Genesis is certainly part of my holy trinity, and I've always lamented that "Calling all Stations" is so disregarded, because it seems to me that if this had been recorded by another band, the reactions would have been quite different. Not to mention some of the B-Sides (Anything Now), too. But I am also able to understand why there are these reactions, though de gustibus...:) Just for quick reference (I've never actually done a thorough ranking), with me it would look like this: 15. Abacab, 14. From Genesis to Revelation, 13. We can't dance, 12. Trespass, 11. Invisible Touch, 10. Duke, 9. Nursery Crime, 8. Calling all Stations, 7. Genesis, 6. The Lamb.... 5./4. And then there were three... / Wind and Wuthering, 3./2. Selling England by the Pound / Foxtrot, 1. A Trick of the Tail.
Though I'm not that sure with the first three...today I would place them all on the pole, tomorrow maybe I'll change it aso. aso. Nevertheless the first one is just something else, a beginning,, Abacab for me is a misunderstanding (There must me some kind of misunderstanding...), the rest is outstanding (of course not every album is pure prog though I respect also clever pop).
But as always, great clip, great ranking - sheer pleasure to watch You! Cheers from Cracow in Poland!
Thank you!!! 😜❤️👍
This is almost impossible to do. I've tried to do a ranking and had to stop because I love everything in the 70's. If I listened to Foxtrot, then tat was the best, if I listened to Trespass that was the best. Just could not choose the best!!! ha ha 😎
That’s why these are so fun!!! 👍👍
Here’s my album ranking list if you’re curious!! 😁👍
1. “Abacab” (1981)
2. “Genesis” (1983)
3. “Duke” (1980)
4. “A Trick of the Tail” (1976)
5. “Selling England by the Pound” (1973)
6. “Foxtrot” (1972)
7. “Invisible Touch” (1986)
8. “The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway” (1974)
9. “Nursery Cryme” (1971)
10. “Wind and Wuthering” (1976)
11. “We Can’t Dance” (1991)
12. “…And Then There Were Three” (1978)
13. “Trespass” (1970)
14. “Calling All Stations” (1997)
15. “From Genesis to Revelation” (1969)
Let me know what you think!! 😀👍
I know a lot of people dislike Abacab. Those people are WRONG!!!!!
@@TheProgCorner It’s a great album, the title track’s great, “No Reply at All” is a lot of fun, “Me and Sarah Jane” is probably the most progressive song on the album and is probably Tony Bank’s best written song, “Keep it Dark” is a very industrial song, “Dodo/Lurker” is quite progressive and it’s probably my favourite song on the album, “Who Dunnit?” Isn’t the best Genesis song ever but it’s silly and I quite enjoy it, “Man on the Corner” is a pretty song, “Like It or Not” is a fantastic Mike Rutherford song and “Another Record” is a nice song to close the album. ☺️👍
Tis a good review, I enjoyed it. We agree on a few things - cept for me Nursery Cryme is the best.
Duke is, yes, "trebly"! I had it when it first came out & was turned off by it. The trebly-ness. At the time it sounded like cheap Casio robotic music with no bass. But a few years later I bought the cassette version of it and got hooked. It's still my most played Genesis record to this day.
I love the rawness of Nursery Cryme!!!
Your ranking is just fine. My ranking changes all the time. My daughter just brought me A Trick of the Tail TODAY.
Wow!!! You raised her right!!!
@@TheProgCorner Thank You. I also Love Love Love YES as well. I saw them in concert during their 90215 tour. I've also seen the Moody Blues. I went with my Dad both times. I was in Jr. High.
Prog Rock: keeping families together since 1969!!!
@@TheProgCorner The year I was born.
Nice!!! I was hatched in ‘62!!!
Can't argue with this one ,. Another great vid .
Thank you!!!
1.Selling 2.Foxtrot 3.Duke 4.Invisible 5.Trick 6.And Then 7.The Lamb 8.Wind 9.Nursery 10.Trespass
Wow!!! Invisible Touch at #4 is surprising but I love that!!! Genesis is so great that they excelled at everything they tried…
I love almost everything by Genesis!
Could you rank the solo albums of Phil Collins? I love his solo albums as well! I would love to see you rank them!
I’m planning on doing Collins and Gabriel rankings soon!!!
@@TheProgCorner I'm looking forward to that!
I have to admit I love Genesis, but I dig Peter Gabriel's "Melt," more. Got the German pressing over here...lol
The first album you held up, I got from a flea market! Gabriel's look on the cover transfixed me for months before I listened at 13 years old. The cover freightened me to some degree, which is hilarious as I was listening to Slayer's Hell Awaits constantly, which to a 13 year old should be scarier than Genesis.
Chester Thompson, one of Zappa's best drummers.
Chester got screwed. Yeah, I was 13 when I bought Genesis Live too. That image just fascinated me!!! And then the Mellotron hits…
"And the mellotron hits..." sounds like a great name for a prog box set a la the Nuggets box set. Lol
Always loved Mike Pinder's use Mellotron in the Moody Blues.
Pinder was a pioneer!!!
No-one has ever ranked albums by sides rather than the whole album... So, here's my top 5 Genesis sides:
5. Selling England By The Pound (SIDE 2)
4. Trick Of The Tail (SIDE 1)
3. Trick Of The Tail (SIDE 2)
2. Foxtrot (SIDE 2)
1. Selling England By The Pound (SIDE 1)
A really interesting concert to hear is Genesis live ..a FM Broadcast recorded at Zurich Hallenstadian , Zurich , Switzerland, in July of 1977. The Wind And Wuthering tour. ...which hardly anything from the Wind And Wuthering album was performed live on Seconds Out. ...but this concert in Zurich covers several interesting pieces from Wind and Wuthering. The sound quality is good!! Incredible!!
Another fine show from a live FM broadcast is at Hammersmith Odeon, London...1976. Bruford and Collins are smokin on this...
Its really worth buying these and particularly for this line up . Historically its a treasure you will always revisit...
Nice!!!
Just watched your Yes review, and this popped up,..like yourself, my two favourite bands. My first album was Foxtrot, which I bought in 1972. I'd only read about them in the music press, and ,living in England there was not much TV or radio that played prog, so I went down the local Boots,..a large UK chain store which also sold records. I asked the girl behind the counter to put Foxtrot side one on, and went in the listening booth, unsure of what I was about to hear. After 2 minutes of Watcher of the Skies I 'd heard enough, so paid my £2.15p ( I was earning £8 a week at the time, so this was a massive outlay for an unknown ) and rushed home to play the album. The rest is history. I only saw them live once, in 1980, on the Duke tour, at The Mayflower Theatre Southampton, and did go off them a bit on some of the later stuff.
My first Genesis show was for And Then There Were Three. I almost went to see them the previous year on the W&W tour but no one else wanted to go and I was too young to drive!!!
Hadn't seen this. Pretty right on in my book. I agree #1 and #2 are tough to rank, but for me it's Foxtrot simply because of Supper's Ready. As a whole album and body of work, then yes, Lamb.
The other thing I'll mention...Calling All Stations. We play almost EVERY track from that album in rotation at Prog Radio. Why you may ask? Because when you hear just one song, mixed in with hundreds of other bands, you realize the songs are quite good. I think it gets a bad rap because it wasn't Phil or Peter, but if you aren't expecting that, and just listen to each song on its own, you may have a different opinion of them. For example, if all those songs had come out on a Ray Wilson album, with Tony and Mike as guest musicians, you'd probably think, "Wow, what a cool Ray Wilson album!" Keep listening to Prog Radio and when one pops up, you'll see what I mean.
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Appreciate your informative and lively videos🤘 You’ll be at 1k subs in no time!✌️
We’re both gonna get there!!!
I've never been able to understand the "it's too long" argument and the hate for We Can't Dance. I also don't get the hate for Invisible Touch and Abacab. I guess I'm the weird one.
We all hear things in different ways!!! I feel like I’m in the minority on a lot of my opinions sometimes too!!!
The Genesis live album was the first thing I heard from them. A workmate lent it to me but another mate said they were terrible. I returned it the next day to him and went straight out and bought it. Told the mate who said they were no good that he must be mad. So I lent him my copy and he came back in next day gave me my copy back and went straight out and bought it. From then on we were mad on them. I ditched them after Wind and Wuthering as I missed Gabriel's voice and felt they were becoming a pop band.
They got more and more commercial but hey, they deserved some fame and fortune. Why not?
Started with the band much later so my first album was Invisible Touch. Therefore I have a bias towards the Phil Collins side of the spectrum. But going back and discovering the band’s routes really opened my mind to different types of music and I owe it all to them. Genesis sounded the best sonically after Peter left imo, and I prefer Gabriel’s solo stuff generally over his time with the band.
That being said The Lamb is one of the greatest prog masterpieces of all time.
There you go!!! Thank you for defending the Phil Collins era. Nothing wrong with any Genesis album (except Calling All Stations…)
Huge Genesis fan. Anyone who has never seen them go out & catch tribute band the Musical Box from Canada unbelievable. They have original slides costumes etc from Genesis. Anyway saw them twice here in Buffalo New York with Gabriel & without in Toronto great band lost me after Steve Hackett left though. Anything after wind & wundering didn’t bother with too much.
I still like ATTWT and Duke but losing Hackett was a devastating blow!!!
Calling all stations… you can dance! Today is an awesome day! The Prog Corner has released his Genesis ranking video.
Indeed!!!
I love The Lamb Lies down. Glad it's number 1, I think it's nearly a masterpiece.
I love every second of it!!!
@@TheProgCorner me too!
Besides Calling all Stations I agree with you although I love From Genesis to Revelation. But yes not Genesis . I start with you on # 9 , Then we were three I really love, good album. Duke is amazing but frankly it is a Phil's personal problems album, but a great magical album. Duke Suite indeed bro. Trespass was my first Genesis Album, brilliant, I love Wind & Wuthering is calm album but very romantic and not as original as Trick of the Tail . Nursery, Foxtrot and Selling are similar and absolute master works, no comparison. The Lamb is an Opera of Rock edged into time, cannot be matched and tell me : " Can you tell me where my Country lays?"
Was wondering when you were gonna make this video the other day actually, i predicted the future haha. When are we getting a Yes ranking? great content as always good sir
My Yes episode is being hijacked!!! I’m planning on having a guest for Yes ranking so I just have to coordinate that!!!
Great job Scott.
Thank you!!!
From now on, I will get my analysis and commentary from Andy Edwards. Andy really knows what he is talking about!
He does. Andy is awesome.
@@TheProgCornerI watch you both
Trespass was the first proper prog album I bought
It's very underrated imho
It’s terrific!!!
Like you, I bought A Trick of the Tail new on release day. A very special record in my collection. The Mobile Fidelity repress is killer.
That record means so much to me. Most of the time when I discover a band all their good material is already in the rear view mirror. Not A Trick Of The Tail. Pure genius.
I belong to the age group that was born in the early eighties. I didn't know the early Genesis albums when I was a kid. My father was a big Phil Collins fan and I also really liked Phil Collins' music. However, I discovered the old Genesis later in my teenage years. Since then, I know what progressive music is, and I dug into it very deeply.
And then I have a message for all the snobs who hate Phil Collins just because he made more popular music. That if Phil Collins had not popularized Genesis, the later generation would never have known the old Genesis. I am an example of that. So you shouldn't hate it, but be happy that he made the band better known.
Well said!!!!!!! 👍👍👍
Hi there! My favourite band! Well,well, well Mr Scot, how dare you put Tresspass so low??? It's the best Genesis album without Hackett!!! Ok, sorry for that. Love your list man! As I wrote in another place, The Lamb has some of the most beautiful and haunting pieces of music, rock has ever given. Thanks for the video!
Trespass. It’s a great album but you hit the nail on the head: no Hackett!!! The Lamb will always be my jam.
@@TheProgCorner agree 100%!!!